Dozens in Vermont attended the "barnstorm organizing rally" where they signed up to phone bank for Bernie Sanders.

Dozens in Vermont attended the "barnstorm organizing rally" where they signed up to phone bank for Bernie Sanders.

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Updated: 10:20 PM EDT May 15, 2016

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WEBVTT SANDERS ISDOING ALL HECAN TO WIN AS MANY DELEGATESAS POSSIBLE BEFORE THEDEMOCRATICNATIONALCONVENTION THIS SUMMER. HIS PATH TO THE NOMINATION IS - BY HIS OWNADMISSION - VERY NARROW.HILLARY CLINTON IS JUST 143 DELEGATES AWAYFROM CLINCHINGTHE NOMINATION. BUT THAT'S NOTSTOPPINGSUPPORTERS IN VERMONT FROMDOING WHATTHEY CAN TO HELP. WPTZ'S RENEEWUNDERLICHJOINS US LIVE INTHE NEWSROOMWITH DETAILS ON A BARNSTORMINGFOR BERNIEEVENT.. JENNIFER, THE TERM"BARNSTORMING"REFERS TO CAMPAIGNING ACROSS THECOUNTRY,SPECIFICALLY IN RURAL AREAS.AND WHILE WEWEREN'T IN ANYBARNS IN THEOLD NORTH END, IDID GET TOSPEAK WITHCAMPAIGNVOLUNTEERSWHO SAY THEYARE STILL FEELING THE BERN. DOZENSATTENDED THE"BARNSTORMORGANIZINGRALLY" WHERETHEY SIGNED UPTO PHONE BANK.VOLUNTEERSSAY EVEN WITH THE CLINTON CAMPAIGN'SLEAD, THEYWON'T GIVE UP ON BERNIE."a few weeks ago, bernie lost a bunch of primaries and alot people gotdiscouraged. Sincethen, he's won twoprimaries and westill have a lot of work to go to get him into theconvention in a strong position." AND WHILE THE BERNIE"BARNSTORMERS"ARE FOCUSED ONOREGON ANDKENTUCKY, CANDIDATE STANDERS HEADSTO PUERTO RICOMONDAY. HE'S SCHEDULEDTO SPEAK IN SAN JUAN ANDGWUY-NA-BOW.WHERE HE'LL TALK ABOUT THEISLAND'S DEBT CRISIS AND IT'S IMPACT ON HEALTHCARE ANDEDUCATION.JENNIFER? . AND RENEE,ABOUT PUERTORICO, THEY CAN'TVOTE IN THE GENERAL ELECTION BUTCAN FOR THE PRIMARIES?THAT'S RIGHT, BECAUSE IT IS A TERRITORY AND NOT A STATE,PUERTO RICO WILL NOTPARTICIPATE INTHE NOVERMBER GENERAL ELECTIONS.HOWEVER,PUERTO RICANVOTERS DO GET TO PARTICIPATEIN THE PRIMARYPROCESS.60 DEMOCRATIC DELEGATES WILLBE SENT TO THEHOUSE - THEIR CAUCUS IS JUNE6TH.THE REPUBLICANPRIMARY TOOKPLACE BACK IN MARCH WITHTHEN-CANDIDATEMARCO RUBIO TAKING ALL 23 OFTHEIR G.O.P.DELEGATES.